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By Sam Sedillo
A child will never forget the first time he or she goes fly fishing.
This truism was evident as Trout Unlimited hosted its third annual Sierra Trout Camp at the University of California Berkeley’s Sagehen Creek Field Station in the Tahoe National Forest on July 11. Twenty boys... [ READ MORE... ]

By Chandra Ferrari
Theodore Roosevelt once said, “[d]o what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Many colorful quotes have been attributed to him but this is one of my favorites. It cautions against waiting for the perfect situation and moment to arise before moving forward. You could be... [ READ MORE... ]

By Dave Lass
California's Central Valley grows more than just food. Putah Creek, which drains the southeastern end of the Berryessa Snow Mountain complex of public lands an hour west of Sacramento, grows monster wild rainbow trout. This is something many anglers have known for decades, and was... [ READ MORE... ]

Steven Kerrick in full field dress, Truckee River headwaters.
By Steven Kerrick
For many, the backcountry calls up images of fine, uncrowded fishing in incredibly scenic places. But the term also suggests some remote, inaccessible place you have to hike multiple days or take a float plane to get... [ READ MORE... ]

There was suprisingly little debris for such a busy area. We picked up what we could find and that amounted to about 4 full size garbage bags.
The pick of the day was a large warning buoy that we winched back up the hill with two pickup trucks.
I would like to thank those that made it, as well... [ READ MORE... ]

On April 12th, as part of Creek Week, Sac-Sierra Trout Unlimited is hosting a cleanup day on Arcade creek. Later, we'll be at Carmichael Park for the Creek Week Celebration, with food and games, live music, and our Canvas Creek.
In the morning, our board member Bill Templin will be leading the... [ READ MORE... ]